PM David Cameron backs girls to do the job

OUT WITH THE OLD: Former Education Secretary Michael Gove is demoted to Chief Whip [GETTY]

The PM has ditched older male MPs for younger female faces to add much needed spice to his government.

A string of smiling women were seen walking up Downing Street yesterday to be told of their promotions in a dramatic reshuffle.

Nicky Morgan has become the new Education Secretary – with Michael Gove shunted to Chief Whip. And Liz Truss – only an MP since 2010 – is the new Environment Secretary.

The ex-GMTV presenter Esther McVey had been tipped for a move, but remains Employment Minister – although she will now attend Cabinet meetings.

There are also promotions for Priti Patel, made Exchequer Secretary at the Treasury, and Penny Mordaunt, who is now Communities and Local Government Minister.

Cheryl Gillan, Welsh Secretary in Cameron’s first Cabinet, said: “I think he has picked some very good people who have good political experience.”

But critics said Cameron’s bid to solve the “women problem” had turned into a “damp squib”. Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Gloria De Piero, 41, claimed the PM’s “actions don’t match his words”.

She added: “Half the new faces in the Cabinet we’ve heard of are male."